Corkscrew (Playland)
| Corkscrew | |
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| Playland (Vancouver) | |
| Location | Playland (Vancouver) |
| Coordinates | 49°17′02″N 123°02′09″W / 49.283890°N 123.035719°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1994 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Corkscrew with Bayerncurve |
| Height | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Drop | 68 ft (21 m) |
| Length | 2,400 ft (730 m) |
| Speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
| Inversions | 2 |
| Duration | 89 s |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Corkscrew at RCDB | |
Corkscrew is a steel roller coaster located at Playland At the PNE amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for its appearance in the 2006 motion picture Final Destination 3 (known in the movie as Devil's Flight) and the 2012 motion picture Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, as well as the popular television series Smallville (season three's "Magnetic"). The bonus disc of the Final Destination 3 DVD set includes behind the scenes footage shot on and around the coaster, documenting the challenges involved in shooting the complex scenes.
History
 | This section contains promotional content. (August 2011) |
Vekoma of the Netherlands originally built the ride in 1985 for Boblo Island park in Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada. The corkscrew concept was introduced by Arrow Dynamics in 1975 with a roller coaster that now operates at Silverwood in Idaho. Several models can be found throughout the world, some with additional inversions such as a vertical loop.